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PNY 500GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 200 TBW
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong endurance (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | PNY 500GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 1TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | 200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 600 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PNY 500GB SSD | 28.3 | 22.7 | 53.5 | 27 | 73.6 | 77.4 | 82.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.5 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 86 | 95.4 | 23.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 4 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 92.6 | 94.1 | 95.4 | 9.5 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.6 | 83 | 95.4 | 56.2 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 9.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 13, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall46.3
- Budget86
- Gaming28.5
- Laptop42.6
- Console14.1
- Portable10.9
- Workstation40.6
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